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FAA accident report · Eubank ZENITH 250 · Point Lookout, MO · April 20, 2009

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Date
April 20, 2009 · 10:10 local
Place
Point Lookout, MO
Airport
M. Graham Clark - Taney County
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N931CE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA259
Reported as
Eubank ZENITH250
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total250 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N931CERegistered now · Eubanks Charles F ZENITH 250S/N 1502524CEAirframe modelEubanks Charles F ZENITH 250Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft owner and pilot in command, privacy data omitted, allowed privacy data omitted, a private pilot, to fly the aircraft from the left seat and land it on runway 29 at M. Graham Clark - Taney County Airport (plk) in Point Lookout, MO. privacy data omitted Had never flown the zenith 250 before this flight. On landing, he overcorrected for the crosswind from the left and then overcorrected to the right. At some Point here, both pilots were on the controls. After repeating this cycle again, the aircraft departed the runway to the right, skidded in the mud and struck a culvert, collapsing the nose gear and right main landing gear. The zenith 250 has brakes only on the left set of rudder pedals; there are no brakes on the right side where the pilot in command was seated. privacy data omitted Holds a flight instructor certificate with a rotorcraft - helicopter rating, but was not giving flight instruction to privacy data omitted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND PILOT IN COMMAND, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ALLOWED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PRIVATE PILOT, TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT SEAT AND LAND IT ON RUNWAY 29 AT M. GRAHAM CLARK - TANEY COUNTY AIRPORT (PLK) IN POINT LOOKOUT, MO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NEVER FLOWN THE ZENITH 250 BEFORE THIS FLIGHT. ON LANDING, HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT AND THEN OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. AT SOME POINT HERE, BOTH PILOTS WERE ON THE CONTROLS. AFTER REPEATING THIS CYCLE AGAIN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, SKIDDED IN THE MUD AND STRUCK A CULVERT, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE ZENITH 250 HAS BRAKES ONLY ON THE LEFT SET OF RUDDER PEDALS; THERE ARE NO BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE WHERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS SEATED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE WITH A ROTORCRAFT - HELICOPTER RATING, BUT WAS NOT GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA259Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHollister, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.Apr 20, 2009 · Substantial damage